"Al zijn we katholiek, we zijn Nederlanders" : opkomst en verval van de katholieke kerk in Nederland sinds 1795 vanuit rational choice perspectief

The Dutch Catholic Church has experienced an immense growth and an equal measure of decline in the last two centuries. Four phases can be discerned: slow growth 1795-1870; fast growth 1870-1960; early decline 1920-1960; decline 1960-. Existing explanations for these developments seem not fully adequate: they either explain growth or decline (never both) or explain the development of the Church by its social organizations. An alternative is offered by the sect-to-church theory, as has been developed by the rational choice theory of religion. This theory explains the growth and decline of a chur... Mehr ...